OCTOBER 2

PERFECTION REVEALED IN THE TABERNACLE OF MOSES 2

OLUBI JOHNSON

Exodus 25:8-9 (KJV)
And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

Perfection in the Tabernacle of Moses is a truth that is presently being emphasized by the Holy Spirit, as the Church is pressing into the fullness of Christ to manifest the glory of God in its fullness to our generation.

The Tabernacle of Moses
The Tabernacle was a large tent designed by God and built by the Israelites, as directed by Moses, who was given the design at Mount Sinai.

It was the dwelling place of God’s glory (His Presence), and a mobile place of worship for the entire camp of Israel as they journeyed through the wilderness.

The Tabernacle was divided into three compartments: It had an outer court, the Holy Place, and the Most Holy Place.

The outer court (Exo. 30:17-21) was the largest, as it contained the other two compartments, and it was bordered by a screen of curtains, but was not covered.

The only entrance into the tabernacle was through the Outer Court, where the brazen altar (Exo. 27:1-8) and the brazen laver (Exo. 30:17-21) could be found.

The brazen altar was where burnt offering and animal sacrifices were made (e.g. sin offerings) and the brazen laver was where the priests washed their hands and feet prior to performing their duties.

Only the Levites were allowed by God to serve in the Tabernacle, which meant that all the priests had to be from this tribe (Num. 3:6-17).

The Holy Place was the next compartment in the Tabernacle, and it was completely enclosed along with the Most Holy Place. Only the priests were allowed to enter into the Holy Place, which was illuminated by the candlelight of the golden seven-branched lamp stand (Exo. 25:31-39).

Inside the Holy Place, apart from the lamp stand, there was the table overlaid with gold, upon which the shewbread was placed (Exo. 25:23-30), and also the altar of incense (Exo. 30:1-10) which stood in front of the veiled entrance of the Most Holy Place.

The Most Holy Place beyond the veil contained the Ark of the covenant where the glory and the Presence of God was (Exo. 25:10-22).

Inside the Ark were the two tablets of stone in which the ten commandments were engraved, a golden pot containing manna and Aaron’s rod that blossomed. Only the High Priest was allowed to go into the Most Holy Place, and then only once a year on the Day of Atonement.

Many of the fundamental truths of our redemption in Christ are hidden symbolically in the structure, and furniture of the tabernacle of Moses.

In particular, we can find the truth of our spiritual growth into cleansing perfection hidden in the tabernacle (a spiritual condition in which the sin substance in the soul and body have been completely cleansed out by the power of the Holy Spirit, through the Word).

In general, we can say the Outer Court represents 30-fold Christianity, or the wood and earth vessel Christian.

The Holy Place represents 60-fold Christianity, or the silver vessel Christian.

The Most Holy Place represents 100-fold Christianity or the gold vessel Christian (Mark 4:20; 2 Tim. 2:20).

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